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Year 9 relevant Curriculum Documents
SOSE
The resources on this page support planning within and across year levels for the Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) key learning area. Resources to support integrated curriculum planning by year juncture are also available.

Strand - Time, continuity and change.
Social, political, economic and cultural changes and continuities are connected to particular events, ideas and contributions, and can be interpreted from different perspectives.
  • Australian narratives and identities have been shaped by 20th century events including major conflicts, waves of immigration, social divisions and changes, and government relations with other nations
  • Evidence of events in Australian, Asian, Pacific and global settings can be interpreted from different perspectives and values positions

Ways of Working.
  • Research and analyse data, information and evidence from primary and secondary sources
  • Evaluate sources of data, information and evidence for relevance, reliability, authenticity, purpose, bias and perspective
  • Draw conclusions and make decisions supported by interpretations of data, information and evidence

ICT's Cross–curriculum priority by the end of Year 9.
Inquiring with ICT’s.
  • Plan, conduct and refine advanced searches, and select appropriate sources of digital information in response to research questions
  • Classify, organise, analyse and interpret data and information from a variety of sources to respond to inquiries, or to identify new paths for inquiries
  • Evaluate data and information gathered for usefulness, credibility, relevance, accuracy, completeness and authenticity

Communicating with ICT’s.
  • Collaborate, exchange ideas, distribute information, present critical opinions, problem solve and interpret messages
  • Consider and apply ICT’s to enhance interpersonal relationships in order to develop social and cultural understandings

Technology by the end of Year 9.
Ways of working.
  • Generate and evaluate design ideas and communicate research, design options, budget and timelines in design proposals.

Information, materials and systems (resources).
Knowledge and understanding.
Resources originate from different sources, exist in various forms and are manipulated to meet specifications and standards to make products.
  • Characteristics of resources are compared, contrasted and selected to meet detailed specifications and predetermined standards of production to best suit the user.